Don't map bars on creation, if hide_on_modifier is enabled

diff --git a/i3bar/src/xcb.c b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
index 31d9771caada8f5c6e9f076d05fbe9f8e3b9e4b9..38ee5bd974b06c92ce09f631e732e03bf7f20f0c 100644 (file)
--- a/i3bar/src/xcb.c
+++ b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
@@ -667,14 +667,17 @@ void reconfig_windows() {
                                                                 mask,
                                                                 values);
 
-            /* We finally map the bar (display it on screen) */
-            xcb_void_cookie_t map_cookie = xcb_map_window_checked(xcb_connection, walk->bar);
+            /* We finally map the bar (display it on screen), unless the modifier-switch is on */
+            xcb_void_cookie_t map_cookie;
+            if (!config.hide_on_modifier) {
+                map_cookie = xcb_map_window_checked(xcb_connection, walk->bar);
+            }
 
             if (xcb_request_failed(win_cookie,  "Could not create window") ||
                 xcb_request_failed(pm_cookie,   "Could not create pixmap") ||
                 xcb_request_failed(prop_cookie, "Could not set dock mode") ||
                 xcb_request_failed(gc_cookie,   "Could not create graphical context") ||
-                xcb_request_failed(map_cookie,  "Could not map window")) {
+                (!config.hide_on_modifier && xcb_request_failed(map_cookie, "Could not map window"))) {
                 exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
             }
         } else {